Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Wyoming Wildlife Magazine

That’s not my name

Tracie Binkerd

When it comes to lizards, sometimes understanding the species can come down to the DNA

That’s not my name

Tracie Binkerd

When it comes to lizards, sometimes understanding the species can come down to the DNA

Living where you work

Robert Gagliardi

Employees at Wyoming’s 10 fish hatcheries and rearing stations have unique jobs and lives

If fish could talk

Christina Schmidt

New technology allows fisheries biologists to listen for fish as they study the fish movements.

A pound of cure

Robin Kepple

Wyoming Game and Fish Department hatcheries keep fish healthy from eggs to stocking.

Completing the circle

Mark Gocke and Doug McWhirter

John Turner was key to leading the charge of the reintroduction of wolves in and around Wyoming

Go for it!

Tracie Binkerd

You don’t have to be an expert to get kids interested in the outdoors.

Small birds, big work

Christina Schmidt

A Sheridan couple helps state and federal agencies conduct hummingbird research in Wyoming

Rare records

Robert Gagliardi

It’s been a long time since anglers broke most of the trout records in Wyoming. Are there still big fish out there?

It’s a draw

Regina Dickson

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department looks at some of the most frequently-asked questions surrounding Wyoming’s draw process.

Intrastate invasives

Robert Gagliardi

New discoveries of curly pondweed and New Zealand mudsnails is the latest example of the transfer of aquatic invasive species within Wyoming’s borders

When time stands still

Emmie Gocke

When it’s this cold, moments seem to freeze solid.

A pillar of conservation

Molly Box

Artwork depicts the complexities and beauty of wildlife.

Accredit Accomplishment

Robin Kepple

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Forensic and Fish Health Lab earned top national accreditation in 2021

Competition in the Desert

John Kennedy

As feral horse populations rise in Wyoming’s southwest, wildlife stand to be displaced

Ed O. is the big 5-0

Christina Schmidt

This wildlife habitat management area in the Sheridan Region is vital for fish and wildlife conservation.

Healing the hills

Robin Kepple

A year since the Mullen Fire burned in southeast Wyoming, there are signs the blaze will have long-term benefits to habitat and wildlife.

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Robert Gagliardi

Jerry Altermatt has several responsibilities as a terrestrial habitat biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, but keeping families together wasn't something he thought would come with the job. But now, when he gets a call about a clan causing trouble, he responds in a way that helps everyone involved.

Looking to the future

Robert Gagliardi

Initial work to raise cool/warm-water fish in Wyoming shows promise and potential

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Wyoming Game and Fish staff

The remote Game and Fish cabin has been around since 1955

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

Tracie Binkerd

Scouting takes many forms. For some hunters, that means hiking deep into the backcountry prior to the season opener armed with only a trail camera in their pack.

The Wyoming elk draw

Sara DiRienzo

Elk populations throughout the cowboy state are booming. Hunting opportunities match that ascending trend, as do the number of prospective hunters vying for a license. Learning how to master the draw is the first step in pursuing one of the most coveted species in the west.

Among the gold

Emmie Gocke, photos by Mark Gocke

Autumn in Wyoming teems with color and excitement as nature prepares for winter

The dog days

Robert Gagliardi

A mussel-sniffing dog names Barnacle helps in a border battle against aquatic invasive species

Still in Love

Christina Schmidt

The Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area celebrates its 50th anniversary and continues to serve as vital habitat for Wyoming’s wildlife

The Cheater

Christine Peterson

Cheatgrass has been a scourge on the western landscape for more than a century, but the Wyoming Game and Fish Department believes there is hope in fighting it in some areas

Safe Passage

Christine Peterson

Investment in Highway crossing structures for wildlife is paying off

Rappelling for Rosy

Robin Kepple

A researcher is studying hard-to-access birds to learn more about the species and how to protect it, all while dangling from a rope on the side of a vertical cliff.

Just Keep Swimming

Nick Scribner and Christina Schmidt

Ten years ago, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department formalized a program to improve the ability of fish to move without being blocked along the way

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

Robin Kepple

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

Sara DiRienzo

By doing exercises to support these five techniques, you will improve your balance, your muscle mass and your cardiovascular endurance — all things you need for activities like hunting and fishing.

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

Renny MacKay

New research has again made chronic wasting disease a kitchen table conversation, and this time it’s considered a threat to Wyoming’s deer

100 years and counting

Christina Schmidt

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has evolved over its first century

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Featured Stories

That’s not my name

That’s not my name

Living where you work

If fish could talk

A pound of cure

Completing the circle

Go for it!

Small birds, big work

Rare records

It’s a draw

Intrastate invasives

When time stands still

A pillar of conservation

Accredit Accomplishment

Competition in the Desert

Ed O. is the big 5-0

Healing the hills

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Looking to the future

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

The Wyoming elk draw

Among the gold

The dog days

Still in Love

The Cheater

Safe Passage

Rappelling for Rosy

Just Keep Swimming

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

100 years and counting

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts
by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Featured Stories

That’s not my name

That’s not my name

Living where you work

If fish could talk

A pound of cure

Completing the circle

Go for it!

Small birds, big work

Rare records

It’s a draw

Intrastate invasives

When time stands still

A pillar of conservation

Accredit Accomplishment

Competition in the Desert

Ed O. is the big 5-0

Healing the hills

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Looking to the future

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

The Wyoming elk draw

Among the gold

The dog days

Still in Love

The Cheater

Safe Passage

Rappelling for Rosy

Just Keep Swimming

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

100 years and counting

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts
by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department